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Planning performance · official MHCLG data
85.8% of applications approved
Ranks #212 of 310 UK authorities · national average 87.0% · rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4
Decision speed (% in time), approval trends back to 1979, application-type mix and live market activity are available on paid plans.
Planning appeals · HM Planning Inspectorate
32.6% of appeals overturn this council
Ranks #184 of 317 for decisions upheld · national average 32.1% · 368 appeals decided
Overturn rate = appeals allowed ÷ decided (lower is better). Procedure mix and the year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
Property market · HM Land Registry
£610,000 median sale price
-2.4% year on year · 1,626 sales in the last 12 months
Area-level (the whole authority), standard sales, median not average. Breakdown by property type and the 10-year trend are available on paid plans.
Energy performance · EPC certificates
49.0% of homes rated EPC C or above
Ranks #104 of 318 most efficient · national average 46.6% · 51,761 certificates
% rated C or above (higher is better). The A–G band distribution and year-by-year trend are available on paid plans.
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| Reference | Address | Description | Type | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAV/2026/0011 | Street Record A405 Roundabout At M25 Junction 21A St Albans Hertfordshire | re use | Priorapproval | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 5/2026/1273 | 28 Pipers Avenue Harpenden | First Floor Rear Extension ontop of single storey extension approved under Planning Permission 5/2026/0228. | Priorapproval | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 5/2026/1269 | 93 St Peter's Street St Albans | Erection of recessed fourth storey on existing building to provide 4 additional flats following removal of existing… | Priorapproval | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 5/2026/1270 | 22 Liverpool Road St Albans | Single storey side / rear extension. | Priorapproval | 1 Jul 2026 |
| 5/2026/1271 | 10 Newton Close Harpenden | Proposed loft extension with rear box dormer and front velux windows. Raised ridge height to dwelling to facilitate… | Priorapproval | 1 Jul 2026 |
| TP/2026/0321 | Catalina House 22 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire | Cypress - Front of property - We would like to lift the lower crown to 3m to keep a maintained shape over the drive and… | Advertisement | 1 Jul 2026 |
| TP/2026/0322 | 15 Granville Road St Albans Hertfordshire | Pear Tree Take down and complete removal of the tree, Including roots | Advertisement | 1 Jul 2026 |
| TP/2026/0320 | 3 Gresford Close St Albans Hertfordshire | T1 - Walnut - Reduce crown by 33% to maintain size, health and shape of the tree and to allow more light into the front… | Advertisement | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 5/2026/1264 | 12 Long Cutt Redbourn | Proposed single storey rear and first storey side extension with roof lights, along with new openings and internal… | Priorapproval | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 5/2026/1263 | 1 Lynch Court Sovereign Park St Albans | Demolition of existing conservatory and proposed single storey rear extension | Priorapproval | 30 Jun 2026 |
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About this data
We index every application published on St Albans’s planning portal (civica_cxm) and refresh several times per day. The original portal:
https://planningapplications.stalbans.gov.ukNewest application received 1 Jul 2026.
This page lists the latest applications received by St Albans, updated daily. The PlanNexus dashboard and API let you search the full archive of 890 indexed applications by postcode, date, status and type — a free account includes 1,000 requests a month. The council's own portal is also linked above.
PlanNexus indexes St Albans's planning register several times a day. The newest application on record was received 1 Jul 2026.
85.8% of St Albans's planning applications were approved over the rolling 2025 Q1 – 2025 Q4, against a national average of 87.0% (official MHCLG figures).
32.6% of appeals against St Albans decisions were allowed by the Planning Inspectorate, against a national average of 32.1%, across 368 decided appeals.
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